Sports: A tale of two baseball games

Attended Game 1 and heard the dramatic finish to Game 2 on the radio during the commute home.

In game 1, both starting pitchers were struggling and the Dodger bullpen held onto the lead the Dodgers scratched out.

In game 2, both starting pitchers were on top of their game and the Cardinal bullpen (and left fielder) couldn't hold on.

Getting to Dodger's stadium in the heart of rush hour was a long slog on Wednesday. While waiting in line for food, the Dodgers fell behind 1-0 in the top of the 1st. As we walked to our seats, the crowd went crazy as Kemp gave the Dodgers the lead with a 2-run homer.

As we watched Wolf do a tightrope walk, during the 2nd inning I texted a friend who was also at the game saying, Wolf isn't getting out of the fourth. Indeed, Wolf would go only 3 2/3. But as he has done all year, he kept the Dodgers in the game, giving up 2 runs when he could have easily given up 4 or more. Weaver came into the game for Wolf and got the third out with the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the fourth, with the Dodgers up 3-2, Manny hit a double and Ethier was held at third. The Cardinals bobbled the relay so he could have scored. Ethier remained stranded there. We thought aloud, three runs won't be enough tonight.

The Dodgers would push across two more runs. Furcal's sac fly RBI was an epic at bat. Every run helped as not surpringly, the Cardinals got their 3rd run but with a 3 run cushion, Broxton closed the game out striking out the tying run at the plate.

For more detail and artistic description of the game, see LAT's Weisman.

Weisman has been a must read all season long!

As I was driving home listening to game 2, when Loretta got the walk-off game winner, the driver in the car next to mine was shaking her head and laughing. Don't know if she was listening to the game but the timing was perfect as I too was shaking my head in disbelief and laughing and saying aloud, unbelievable.

Hear Vin's call of the game winning hit.

Check out Weisman on the belief monkeys of game 2.